Posts tagged "November"

Published in KPBS On Air Magazine November 2005 It’s the largest arts festival in California . San Diego Magazine called it “The Gala of the Year.” It’s BRAVO San Diego , a big bash that started out seven years ago as a one-time mega-event designed to introduce arts organizations to the business and civic leaders of San Diego . Equal parts fundraising ball, arts exposition and food festival, BRAVO San Diego will bring together some 1600 performers Read More →

Published in KPBS On Air Magazine November 2004 Maybe you thought it was bubble-gum music. It was sweet, generally upbeat and often extremely high-pitched: The unique sound of the Four Seasons and their falsetto-voiced lead singer, Franki Valli. The Hall of Famers sold 150 million records, including “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like A Man,” "Dawn," “Rag Doll” and “Let’s Hang On.” But music is just part of the story of The Four Seasons, now being dramatized Read More →

Published in KPBS On Air Magazine November 2003 We may try to protect our children, but they're as affected by the daily news as the rest of us. Witness this year's winners of the 19th annual statewide Plays by Young Writers competition, all of whom hail from San Diego. One play ("Forty Miles from Tel Aviv," by 18 year-old Brandon Alter) is about a Palestinian Read More →

Published in KPBS On Air Magazine November 2003 Consider this mind-boggling numbers game: 1100 guests. 70 performance groups. 60 gourmet vendors. A 5th and a 20th anniversary… all adding up to one Big Night. It's BRAVO San Diego, the Performing Arts League's incomparable gathering of arts, business and civic leaders. Mark your calendar (November 22, 6pm-midnight) in red letters. Put on Read More →

Published in KPBS On Air Magazine November 2002 THE DOCTOR IS IN He meant what he said And he said what he meant… So his readers are faithful, 100%. Silly characters, goofy shapes, wacky rhymes and Crayola colors. But there was method to his madness. And he changed children's books Read More →